Plans to install CCTV at six sites across Tipperary to deter illegal dumping
The public are invited to send submissions and observations on the proposed CCTV 2026 Project to Tipperary County Council’s Environment & Climate Action Section
Tipperary County Council is carrying out a public consultation process in relation to its plans to install and operate CCTV cameras at five glass bottle recycling bring banks and one rural location with the aim of deterring and detecting illegal dumping at those sites.
The local authority is proposing to operate the surveillance cameras at the West Gate Bring Banks at Irishtown, Clonmel; the bring banks at Tesco in Cashel and Tipperary; Ballycahill and Cloughjordan bring banks and at Showerbog, Annaholty, Nenagh for a pilot period of four weeks.
It's proposed the surveillance cameras will operate at these locations for 24 hours, seven days a week during the month- long trial.
The Council explained in a press advertisement that the CCTV 2026 Project aims to assess the effectiveness of CCTV surveillance in capturing evidence of illegal dumping and littering, which it says has been a “persistent issue, notwithstanding the erection of signage and enforcement efforts”.
It complained about the continuous “indiscriminate dumping” of waste at various locations in the county including bring centres. It said the dumping of waste at bring centres was of increasing concern to the Council in its role as a waste enforcement authority, but measures it has undertaken to date including public awareness initiatives and waste and litter enforcement had “sub-optimal levels of success”.
Due to its experience to date, the Council says it now believes the installation of CCTV surveillance is warranted.
The local authority outlined that the finalisation of the CCTV 2026 Project, including selection of the locations where the cameras will be situated, is guided by the public consultation exercise.
It is inviting written submissions or observations in relation to the CCTV Project to be sent to the Council's Environment & Climate Action Section at Tipperary County Council's Clonmel Civic Officers or by email to [email protected] up to Friday, September 25 inclusive. They should be titled CCTV 2026 Project.
The public consultation period began on Thursday, August 27.
The Council stressed all submissions or observations it receives will be taken into consideration in the finalisation of the project.
It is proposing to engage a professional CCTV surveillance contractor to install and monitor the cameras at the six locations while ensuring GDPR and Data Protection Act requirements are complied with through a Data Protection Impact Assessment, which the Council has prepared.
Signage will be erected at the six locations to alert the public of the existence of the CCTV surveillance.
After the completion of the month-long CCTV surveillance project, the Council says it will review the process and results to assess its effectiveness.